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Casebooks for manufacturing, especially OEE

manufacturing Mckinsey operations

Most recent answer on Jan 15, 2023

Cristian

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Hi there, This seems very specific, so I'm not sure you will get a lot of help from us here. Are you certain that all your interviews will be from this topic? Did HR tell you that? Just make sure that you are not blin ... (read entire answer)

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The way from a small manufacturing company to MBB

BCG Bain McKinsey Industry experience manufacturing

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Francesco

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Francesco

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Hi there, 1) I wonder how likeable my overall profile would be for MBBs? Especially for the offices in the ME, where historically mostly Public, Oil & Gas have power. If you apply as an MBA student at a top school, ... (read entire answer)

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Is there someone who has applied or joined the Consultant - Operations Excellence Program at McKinsey ?

industry 4.0 manufacturing McKinsey

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Antonello

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Antonello

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gave the best answer on Feb 08, 2020

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Hi Gowtham, I recommend to call/email HR without worrying about bothering them. They are there to help Best, Antonello

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Can employee wages be a component of the variable cost?

Agriculture defense IT manufacturing variablecost wages

Most recent answer on Jul 23, 2019

Francesco

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Hi Ankit, as mentioned by Sidi and Vlad, whether the labour cost is fixed or variable is highly dependent on the national regulation (eg France vs US) and the kind of employees you are considering (eg full time vs con ... (read entire answer)

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Structure for Increasing/Evaluating Production Capacity

manufacturing operations

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Benjamin

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ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework

Benjamin

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gave the best answer on Jul 18, 2018

ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework

Hi Anonymous, For production issues, value chain is always a good start. I would break down issue in the typical blocks of value chain, and investigate one by one where are the bottlenecks 1. Supply : Do we have e ... (read entire answer)

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